Advertising device.



F. H. FERAUD.

ADVERTVISING DBVICE.

APPLIOATION PILBD NOV. 23, 1913.

3097322. Patented My 26, 1914 i uwm UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK E mutin, or emmm crrr, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR ro EDWARD s.- names,

1 or sr. LOUIS, mrssomr.

ADVEBTISING DEVICE.

Speciflcation of flatters Zatent.

Patented Hayes, 1914:.

citizen of the United 'States of America, re-

siding at Granite City,' in the County of and State of I'llinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements Adr vertising Devices, of which-the following 1s .a specification.

This invention relates to advertising devices in the nat-ure of an illuminated sign, the object of the invention being to provide a sign of this character which will attract attention by arousing the curiosity of the observer as well as by itshighly ornamental and attractive appearance. i

- Further objects and advantages' of the invention will be set forth in'the detailed description which now follows.

In the accom anying drawingFigure 1 is a perspective vew of the advertising device, and Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view therethrough.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in both of the figures'of the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral' 5 designates a heavy glass plate of any size or shape, supported in feet 6 having slots 7 cut therein for the reception of the lower edge of the plate 5. Leading through one of the feet 6 is a transverse opening 8 for the re'- ception of a current carrying cord 9. The two leads of this cord indicated at 10 and 11 are attached to wires 12 and 13 which extend in opposite directions around the rear edge or corner of plate 5. The wires 12 and 13 are fine, annealed Copper wires, silver plated. The annealing of the wire permits it to closely conform to the contour of the glass plate. The fact that it is silver-plated permits the use of a very fine wire to carry the required current without heating. Furthermore, the silver-plating of the wire causes it to conform more closely to the color of the glass and rerders iteasie'r to conceal the same.

In use, the wires 12 and 13 are Secured about the rear edge of the glass with a light green glue indicated at 14. This glue conforms in color to the edge of the glass so closelv that it is invisible. The wire 12 leads to a clamp 15 while .the wire 13 leads to a clamp 16. These clamps are engaged over the upper edge of plate, 5. These clamps nay be arranged to engage the glass frictionally or they may be cemented to plate 5. Pivotally mounted within the ears 17 and 1'8 of clamps 15 and 16 are the spring clps 19 between the upstanding arms of which the ends of a tubular lampor globe 20 may be napped. By reason of the pivotai mountng of these spring clips, they nay extend n a vertical or horizontal positon to thereby support the lamp either direotly above or shghtly in advance of the plate. The filament 21 of this lamp is exposed at the reduced ends 22 of the lamp as ndcated at 23 in Fig. 2, to bring said filament into contact with the spring clips 19 when the lamp is forced into positionto thereby establish electrical communication between the filament of the lamp and the wires 12 and 13. This consequently establshes communication with the cord 9, the leads of which are to be attached to any lighting circuit in' the usual and well known manner.

' The plate 5 preferably bears the inscrip- I the lamp is supplied with energy. It isintended to use lamps of varying colors to further aid in rendering the device attractve.

The method of use of the device is to in' stall the same in a show-window and to arrange in the window, around the device, the goods to be exhibited or any special announcement to which it is desired to direct the attention of the public.

The device herein shown and described Will succeed in directing public attention to the goods to a marked degree at a very small expense, by appealing to inherent curiosity of humanity.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, the combination with a glass plate, of supports for holding said glass plate in a vertical position', a current carrying wire leading through one of said supports to the rear edge of said glass plate, said wires extends ing in opposite directions around the rear edge of said plate and being secured to the rear edge of said plate in such close proximity thereto as to be invisible from the front of said plate, a pair of lamp support -ing brackets to which said wires lead, said brackets engaging over and being supported upon the upper edge of said plate, and a lamp extending between and supported in said brackets.

2. In a. device of the character described, the combination with a glass plate, of supports for holding said plate in a vertical position, current conducting wires leadng through one of said supports to the rear edge of said plate, said wires closely conforming in contour to the rear edge of said plate, and being cemented thereto with a cement corresponding in color to the color of said edge, clamps Secured to the edge of said plate and to which said wires lead, spring clips pivoted in said clamps forswingng 15 In testimony whereof I affix my signature 20 in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK H; FERAUD.

witnesses:

CLYDE D; M ning EMMA MITCHELL. 

